Morning Book Group

The Morning Book Group meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. in the library’s large meeting room. Join us for some interesting reading and lively conversation. No registration is required. All are welcome! Free coffee, tea, and hot chocolate provided by the Friends of the Germantown Community Library!

Copies of the selected books are available at the Circulation Desk. Please bring your library card or photo ID to check out a copy.

Selections for 2019:

January 10: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City / Matthew Desmond

February 14: The Underground Railroad / Colson Whitehead

March 14: Class Mom / Laurie Gelman

April 11: Tangerine / Christine Mangan

May 9: The Widows of Malabar Hill / Sujata Massey

June 13: Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory / Lydia Reeder

July 11: Educated: A Memoir / Tara Westover

August 8: If You Leave Me / Crystal Hana Kim

September 12: The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible / A. J. Jacobs

August: The Loyal Son: The War in Ben Franklin’s House / Daniel Mark Epstein

September: The Half-Drowned King / Linnea Hartsuyker

October: Amarcord-Marcella Remembers: The Remarkable Life Story of the Woman Who Started Out Teaching Science in a Small Town in Italy, but Ended Up Teaching America How to Cook Italian / Marcella Hazan

November: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption / Bryan Stevenson

December: Summer Hours at the Robbers Library / Sue Halpern

2017:

January: The Boys in the Boat / Daniel Brown

February: The Lace Reader / Brunonia Barry

March: A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy / Sue Klebold

April: What She Left Behind / Ellen Marie Wiseman

May: Driftless / David Rhodes

June: Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 / Daniel Brown

July: A Man Called Ove / Fredrik Backman

August: When Breath Becomes Air / Paul Kalanithi

September: Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand / Helen Simonson

October: The Silent Land / Graham Joyce

November: They Left Us Everything: A Memoir / Plum Johnson

December: Victoria by Daisy Goodwin

2016:

January: Garden of Stones / Sophie Littlefield

February: Finding Nouf / Zoe Ferraris

March: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lesson from the Crematory / Caitlin Doughty

April: Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune / Bill Dedman

Meet former Wisconsin governor Martin Schreiber as he discusses his book My Two Elaines: Learning, Coping, and Surviving as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver about being an Alzheimer’s caregiver for his wife, Elaine. Autographed copies of the book will also be for sale.

Meet former Wisconsin governor Martin Schreiber as he discusses his book My Two Elaines: Learning, Coping, and Surviving as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver about being an Alzheimer’s caregiver for his wife, Elaine. Autographed copies of the book will also be for sale.

Artists of all skill levels are invited to join the library’s Craft Circle. All crafts are welcome. Meet and learn from other artists and have fun! Feel free to drop-in anytime during the event. Bring your own supplies or learn how to make something new with our guest crafters! Kids coloring and crafts will also be provided.